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Sampson County, North Carolina is left underwater by deadly Hurricane Matthew. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Multiple houses were severely damaged and thousands of residents were left without electricity after Hurricane Matthew ripped through Charlotte in North Carolina on Sunday. No casualties were reported but numerous houses sustained severe damage in the storm. Trees were uprooted and fell onto houses and power lines, destroying property and snapping electricity wires like twigs. Emergency services have been dispatched to Charlotte to examine the situation and begin clearing up the damages. Despite the fact that Charlotte was spared the worst rain and wind of Hurricane Matthew, other people across the state suffered worse damages. More than half a million power outages were reported in North Carolina on Sunday morning and large parts of the state have been flooded, with some areas being hit by as much as 16 inches of rain throughout Saturday.
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said Hurricane Matthew has killed at least three people in his state as he warns residents that the threat is not over. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says the latest projections show Hurricane Matthew turning away from the state, but that residents should still be prepared. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).